RPG Minis Makers

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you plan to only use zbrush core for sculpting from scratch. You can only open zbrush core files. You can only save as a zbrush core file or a .stl. This little tidbit of info is only on 1 page of the documentation , at the bottom, I swear they just added it. Sculptris has better file support.
Do not view this program as an upgrade from using free software, it is a new starting point. You will not be able to pull anything into it to update a sculpt you made from another program. That also means, all those free download brushes, nope. Base body files, nope. Though it is a good program other than the file support issue.

I used a 3rd party resin (Liqcreate Stone Coal Black) to print a skull and miniatures for an architecture model on my Formlabs Form 2. I thought this might also be interesting for mini creators to get a feeling on how the Form2 is performing concerning miniature printing. The video covers the following topics:

So I wanted to talk about prepping models for painting. Right now I have basically 3 things that I use, and I wonder if anyone else has any different products or techniques. It seems like I always have a lot of stuff to print and paint, and I got a game to run. So I tend to go with speed over time.

I do most of my printing at .2mm on a Lulzbot Taz 5 for larger stuff and I try and pack the bed pretty regularly. I'll do some more detailed pieces on an Ultimaker 2 Go (I bounce between .2mm, .15mm, sometimes .1). I do rougher prints to save time and assume my next step will help even out surface detail. I rarely do light sanding prior to priming. I almost always print with cheap white PLA. For high detailed stuff and my heroforge moels, I use a Form 1+ resin printer with Gray v3 resin.

Krylon Triple Thick Clear Glaze - Used this for the first time today and it looked impressive. This stuff goes down thick and looks like it will self level pretty nicely. I am worried that I might lose some detail. I am also unsure how it will paint and if I will need to put a primer on top of it. Smells horrible.https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B001144TJC/

Afterwards, I normally jump right into acrylic paints (sometimes I'll use a spray paint black primer first to get a good dark base). I normally use either Vallejo or Army Painter acrylics that I pickup from the local gaming store.

I'm currently not using anything to seal afterwards. Is that necessary? Any recommendations on that front?